Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 9 · Enforcement
111. Power of examination
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A police officer or an authorised officer may, for the purpose in section 103(1), do all or any of the following:
authorised officer
“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
require any individual whom the police officer or authorised officer reasonably believes to have committed an offence under any provision of this Act to provide evidence of that individual’s identity;
require, by written notice, any person, whom the police officer or authorised officer reasonably believes has —
any information or material; or
any document in the person’s custody or control,that is relevant to the investigation, to provide that information or material or the document, within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the written notice;
require, by written notice, any person within the limits of Singapore, who appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the matter, to attend before the police officer or authorised officer;
examine orally any individual who appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the matter —
whether before or after that individual or anyone else is charged with an offence in connection with the matter; or
whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding in connection with the matter.
A statement made by a person examined under subsection (1)(d) must —
be reduced to writing;
be read over to the individual;
if the individual does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the individual understands; and
after correction (if necessary), be signed by the individual.
Terms defined in s 3
authorised officer
Defined · s 3“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
document
Defined · s 3“document” means any thing in which information or material of any description is recorded;
information or material
Defined · s 3“information or material” means information or material in any form, such as (but not limited to) —(a)oral, audible, written, electronic or digital form; (b)words or symbols, or visual, pictorial or graphic form (for example, an anthropomorphic or a humanlike depiction), and whether still or moving; and(c)3 or 2 dimensional form,and includes information or material in any combination of forms;
provision of this Act
Defined · s 3“provision of this Act” includes a provision of any Regulations;
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